Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,916, Allen Evens, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conni
Evans Allen or Evans
£ 37,916
CONTENTS

37916 INVALID.
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File No. 37916
Allen Evans
Sci Ren Nov
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. L , Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Continued on the Roll under the law of the 10 th May 1820 — Specification sent to John Suck Esq. 5 July 1820 — Middletown Cont.
Connecticut Roll. 1717 —
Allen Evans, 4 Capt Savage Private Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818, and sent to Stephen T. Hosmer, Esq. Middletown, Conn t .
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
5 months 8/31 4/30. $43.12 { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
5 years War
Middletown, Conn t

I Allen Evans of Middletown, County of Middlesex, and State of Connecticut do testify; That I belonged to the army of the Revolution from the twenty ninth day of April One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Seventy eight to the end of the war of the Revo- lution; That on the said twenty ninth day of April I enlisted as a private Soldier during the War, in the Company commanded by Capt. Abijah Savage, in the Regiment of Col. Henry Sherburne which was one of the Regiments raised by appointment of his Excellency Gen. Washington, & considered as being in the Connecticut Line; I served in said Company more than two years, and was then transferred into the Regiment of Col. Samuel B. Webb, & into the Company of Capt. Pamlgrave Wyllis, in which Company I remained until the close of the War, at which time the said Com- -pany was commanded by Capt. Roger Webb, the said Pamlgrave Wyllis Esq. having been ap- -pointed Major; I further more testify, that I was discharged from the Service at the ex- -piration of the War in June One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Eighty three by his Excellency General Washington, & some time after the war I saw my bond, called Soldier's bond, to one Aaron Camp of Durham in Middlesex County, and delivered to him my discharge; the said Aaron Camp being dead I cannot find my discharge and suppose it to be lost, . . .

I further testify, that I am wholly destitute of property, & have a family consisting of myself, wife, & one child, and support myself by the labor of my hands; and by reason of my reduced circumstances, in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support — Further saith not,
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Middletown March 24 th 1818.
State of Connecticut, ss. Middletown March 24 th
1818. Personally came Allen Evans of said
Middletown, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Deposition, before me Stephen Titus Hosmer a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, and made solemn oath to the truth thereof.
Stephen Titus Hosmer
I Joseph Peck of Middletown, County of Middlesex, & State of Connecticut do testify that Allen Evans of said Middletown, the signer of the preceding Deposition enlisted as a private soldier during the War in the year One Thousand, Seven Hundred, & Twenty Eight in the Company of Capt. Abijah Farnsworth, in which I was a Lieutenant, which was in the Regiment of Col. Henry Sherburne named in the preceding Deposition; The said Allen Evans served in said Company about two years, when I left the Service; Not long after the said Regiment was disbanded, and the Soldiers therein, whose time of Service had not expired, were transferred to other Regiments;
Further saith not —
Middletown March 24 th 1818.
Joseph Peck

12. State of Connecticut, Inddleses County, ss. Middletown March 24 th 1818. Personally came Lieutenant Jesse Peck of sd Middletown, si- gner of the preceding Deposition, before me Ste- phen Titus Hosmer a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, and made da- lemn Oath to the truth thereof. J Titus Hosmer
I Nehemiah Hubbard of Middletown, County of Inddleses, and State of Connecticut do testify, That I have known Allen Evans of said Middletown signer of the pre- ceding Deposition for a number of years, and believe him to be a poor man wholly destitute of property, further saith not, Middletown March 24 th 1818. Nehemiah Hubbard
State of Connecticut, Inddleses County, ss. Middle- town March 24 th 1818. Personally came Nehemiah Hubbard Esquire of said Middletown, signer of the preceding Deposition, before me Stephen Titus Hosmer a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, and made Solemn Oath to the truth thereof. J Titus Hosmer
J Stephen Titus Hosmer

a Image of the Superior Court for the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that, it appearing to my satisfaction, that Allen Evans the bearer of the first Deposition above, served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as in said Deposition he testified, and that he is a poor man in regard circumstances, I, therefore, transmit the preceding testimo- ny. - - - - -
Henry Thompson
Middletown Penn y March 24 th 1818
To the Honorable the Secretary for the Depart- ment of War, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress for revolutionary soldiers.
I John Fick Clerk of the Superior Court for the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the Honorable Stephen Fite, Wiggins of Middletown in the State of Penn y , is one of the Judges of the said Court, and that his name subscribed to the preceding certificate, marked A. B. C. D. is his proper hand writing and signature.
In testimony whereof I have here- to set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the S d Court on this 20 th day of April 1818.
W. Smith Clerk

State and District of Connecticut, ss.
ON this 21 st day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, before the adj d County Court holden at Middletown within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, on the 20 th day of June - 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding ac- cording to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, Allen Evans aged Sixty years, resident in the town of Middletown in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolu- tionary war, as follows: That he the said Allen Evans enlisted for the term  period during which the war should continue on the day of June in the year 1777 in East Hartford in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Abijah Savage in the regiment com- manded by Colonel Henry Sheffurn in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment: That he continued to serve in the said corps until June 13 th 1783 - - - - - when he was discharged from the said service in at West Point in the State of New York That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, as nearly as he can recollect, having no minutes, on the 24 th - - - day of March 1818 ; and had transmitted to him a Certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No. 17175
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War;" and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
I do further solemnly swear, that I was in the battles of Rhode Island - Springfield in the State of New Jersey two at Wingsbridge at the Battle in James Town in Virginia and at the Storming of the forts at Yorktown
That I am by occupation a day Labourer

That the number of my family residing with me is and ages are as follows :
Two
, and their names
Betsy my wife aged 56 yrs
William my son - - 15 yrs
That one of my arms is perfectly stiff & having Broken it (while standing Guard at West- Point) by a fall - That my wife is and has Been for some time sick of the Dropsy - that my Property is nothing excepting a very few necessaries that the Debts are more than counter Balanced by those I owe others and that the Pension I receive is necessary to the support of myself and family
allen evans
Sworn to and declared day of June
1820, before
on the 21 st the Court of Common Pleas for the
J. M. Wilk Clerk of the

SCHEDULE annexed to the Declaration and Oath above made and taken before the Court aforesaid.
Debts due me about - - - - - 55.00 12 chairs - - - - - 4.00 cooking utensils - - - - - 2.00 111.00 Debts which I owe about - - - - - 60.00 51.00
Allen Evans

102 Allen Ewing
Marbleton
No 1717
18 1/2 June 1818
John Dick
I John Dick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for W.P.C. aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and Schedule annex- ed, are truly copied from the record of said Court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Fifty One dollars and cents.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on the 21 day of June 182 0
W.P.C. Clerk of J. Court